An internal investigation is underway in Solomon Islands after several buildings burned down at Gizo Hospital, in Western province.
In Solomon Islands, a fire has completely destoryed the old hospital in Gizo. Photo: Facebook
The country's second-largest hospital lost its entire supply of medicines and cleaning supplies in the fire last month as well as all of its accounting records and kitchen and laundry facilities.
Police have arrested a psychiatric patient who is alleged to have caused the fire.
The provincial health director Dick Boara said he has also launched his own investigation into the incident.
But Mr Boara declined to say whether or not he has reason to believe there has been negligence or professional misconduct.
"Maybe from the investigation my report will just go straight to the ministry of health at the national level and probably the decision of any other decision other than that will come from the ministry of health."
